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liquid(Noun)

A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas.

liquid(Noun)

An l or r sound.

liquid(Adjective)

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

liquid nitrogen

liquid(Adjective)

Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

liquid(Adjective)

Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

Origin: From liquide, from liquide, from liquidus, from liquere.

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Liquid(adj)

flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid

Liquid(adj)

being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor

Liquid(adj)

flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones

Liquid(adj)

pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters

Liquid(adj)

fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air

Liquid(adj)

clear; definite in terms or amount

Liquid(noun)

a substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform

Liquid(noun)

a letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids

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Liquid

Liquid is one of the four fundamental states of matter, and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape. A liquid is made up of tiny vibrating particles of matter, such as atoms and molecules, held together by intramolecular bonds. Water is, by far, the most common liquid on Earth. Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container. Some liquids resist compression, while others can be compressed. Unlike a gas, a liquid does not disperse to fill every space of a container, and maintains a fairly constant density. A distinctive property of the liquid state is surface tension, leading to wetting phenomena.
The density of a liquid is usually close to that of a solid, and much higher than in a gas. Therefore, liquid and solid are both termed condensed matter. On the other hand, as liquids and gases share the ability to flow, they are both called fluids. Although liquid water is abundant on Earth, this state of matter is actually the least common in the known universe, because liquids require a relatively narrow temperature/pressure range to exist. Most known matter in the universe is in gaseous form as interstellar clouds or in plasma form within stars.

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Liquid

lik′wid, adj. flowing: fluid: soft: smooth: clear.—n. a flowing substance: a letter of a smooth flowing sound, coalescing easily with a preceding mute, l, m, n, r.—adj.Liq′uidable.—v.t.Liq′uidate, to make clear, esp. to clear or settle an account: to arrange or wind up the affairs of a bankrupt estate.—ns.Liquidā′tion, the clearing up of the money affairs, esp. the adjustment of the affairs of a bankrupt estate; Liquidāt′or, one engaged in a liquidation.—v.t.Liq′uidise, to render liquid.—n.Liquid′ity.—adv.Liq′uidly.—n.Liq′uidness. [Fr.,—L. liquidus, fluid—liquēre, to be fluid.]

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liquid

Is a fluid of particles of matter, such as atoms and molecules, held together by intramolecular bonds with a consistency and volume.

Liquids have a variety of uses, as lubricants, solvents, and coolants. In hydraulic systems, liquid is used to transmit power. Water is, by far, the most common liquid on Earth. Like a gas, a liquid is able to flow and take the shape of a container.

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